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Recent Examples of upside
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Nonetheless, the taxpayers of Denver are being asked to put their money at risk with no reward for any upside.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
San Antonio Express-News, 6 June 2018
Then, astonishingly, in the open court, after a whistle blew, Heat guard Goran Dragic cuffed Simmons upside the head after Simmons stole the ball from him, and after Simmons already had been fouled by him.
—Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018
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Noun
That decision may be one of the first indications whether Hollywood would be swayed by the latest encroachment on LGBTQ rights in the country or whether the financial upside of shooting in Hungary would prove too appealing.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Nonetheless, the taxpayers of Denver are being asked to put their money at risk with no reward for any upside.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
Preposition
Louisville City slapped the New England Revolution upside the head 2-1.
—San Antonio Express-News, 6 June 2018
Then, astonishingly, in the open court, after a whistle blew, Heat guard Goran Dragic cuffed Simmons upside the head after Simmons stole the ball from him, and after Simmons already had been fouled by him.
—Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upside
Noun
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The downside is that many people—including those who are aware of the book but haven’t quite got around to reading it—may hear a game-of-telephone version of the argument, not the argument itself.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The only downside is GM Terry Fontenot had to deal their 2026 first-rounder to do it.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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Both were being leaned upon for their defence in the series and each player had one assist entering Game 4.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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There has to be an intentionality in how people speak upon and interact with New Orleans, regard its traditions as sacred and position its voices as experts.—
Cierra Chenier,
Essence,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yamamoto snapped off a flurry of big-bending curves, generating four whiffs on 11 swings.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which is used to describe the gravity of black holes, uses a single field equation to explain how space curves and matter moves.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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Trent Grisham, a talented defender, made a rare mistake on the ball, which turned him around before falling on the warning track.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Detectives arrested Acosta on Wednesday morning, where he was then taken into custody and booked on felony charges related to animal cruelty.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The shift from print to digital has disrupted traditional media hierarchies, yet Black women still struggle to access opportunities.—
Joce Blake,
Essence,
22 Apr. 2025
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For most companies, making such a shift would require committing hundreds of millions, or even billions, of dollars to building and expanding U.S. factories, economists say.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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In the meantime, Baku has given it his all to face off against Baek-jin.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The former lottery pick did not play in the biggest game of the regular season, the season finale against the Los Angeles Clippers, which caused many to question his future in San Francisco.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Orioles prospect Jud Fabian's strikeout rate has fallen 13 percentage points and his walk rate has doubled as a result of a swing change.—
Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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Virginia’s elections have also served as a barometer for the hot-button issues shaping swing voters’ decisions.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Department of Transportation proposes adding a traffic signal to the intersection and dedicated turn lanes from First Avenue onto Atlanta Street in Gravette.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
24 Apr. 2025
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The authors suggest this tolerance let Deinosuchus thrive in coastal habitats that hosted large prey, in turn growing to enormous proportions.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Upside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upside. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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